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- pronunciation:
- uhn
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
not conscious or aware.
Unconscious of what lay ahead, they set off on their journey.- synonyms:
- oblivious, unaware
- antonyms:
- aware, conscious
- similar words:
- ignorant, incognizant, insensitive, senseless, uninformed, unknowing
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| definition 2: |
suffering loss of consciousness.
The fighter was knocked unconscious.The crash victim was still unconscious when his family arrived at the hospital to see him.- synonyms:
- out, senseless
- similar words:
- comatose, insensate, oblivious
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| definition 3: |
without understanding or conscious control; instinctive or involuntary.
It was an unconscious mistake.- synonyms:
- instinctive, involuntary
- antonyms:
- conscious, voluntary
- similar words:
- automatic, incognizant, inherent, innate, latent, subconscious, subliminal, suppressed, unintentional, unplanned, unrealized, unstudied
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asleep, dead, dormant |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the part of the psyche that the conscious mind is unaware of but that affects one's behavior and attitudes.
Something in his unconscious had drawn him to her.- similar words:
- id, subconscious
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| derivations: |
unconsciously (adv.), unconsciousness (n.) |
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